The ten young athletes nominated for Young Sports Personality of the Year have been unveiled by the BBC.
The award celebrates stars aged 17 and under on January 1, 2013 and features teenagers from a wide variety of sports.
Manchester United footballer Adnan Januzaj has made the cut alongside Dina Asher-Smith, who helped Great Britain's relay team win bronze at the World Athletics Championships.
Swimmer James Guy, 16-year-old skeet shooting champion Amber Hill and golfer Charley Hull are also on the list alongside athletics star Jess Judd, 15-year-old Paralympic swimmer Amy Marren and 14-year-old weightlifting record-breaker Rebekah Tiler.
The shortlist is rounded out by 15-year-old wheelchair athletics star Isaac Towers and Kimberley Woods, an expert in canoe slalom.
The nominees were chosen by a panel of judges including Olympians Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, Radio 1 star Tina Daheley, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and 2001's Young Sports Personality winner Amy Spencer.
The panel will...
The award celebrates stars aged 17 and under on January 1, 2013 and features teenagers from a wide variety of sports.
Manchester United footballer Adnan Januzaj has made the cut alongside Dina Asher-Smith, who helped Great Britain's relay team win bronze at the World Athletics Championships.
Swimmer James Guy, 16-year-old skeet shooting champion Amber Hill and golfer Charley Hull are also on the list alongside athletics star Jess Judd, 15-year-old Paralympic swimmer Amy Marren and 14-year-old weightlifting record-breaker Rebekah Tiler.
The shortlist is rounded out by 15-year-old wheelchair athletics star Isaac Towers and Kimberley Woods, an expert in canoe slalom.
The nominees were chosen by a panel of judges including Olympians Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, Radio 1 star Tina Daheley, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and 2001's Young Sports Personality winner Amy Spencer.
The panel will...
- 12/3/2013
- Digital Spy
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